Embalming theory practicum

Employers must notify affected employees in writing of results of air monitoring within?

2 weeks

What would be the strength of solution (%), if you a 20 index, and you use two bottles, and your total volume was two gallons?

2.50%

The recommended amount of cavity fluid is

32 oz

The minimum width of the door in the prep room should be?

36-40 inches

The average volume of blood in an adult human body is?

5 liters

The femoral artery is bordered medially by what muscle?

Abductor longus muscle

The OSHA Hazard Communication rule required essentially four things. One of these was that the employer?

Acquire and maintain Material Safety Data Sheets for chemicals

Those changes occurring in the interval prior to somatic death is?

Antemortem

The incision to raise the axillary artery should be made along the?

Anterior margin of the hairline of the axilla

The anatomical guide for the axillary artery is its?

Behind the medial border of the coracobrachialis muscle

The anatomical guide for the ________ artery is posterior to the medial border of the belly of the biceps brachii muscle?

Brachial

As a general rule the type of body compounds which will decompose first are the?

Carbohydrates

Which of the following are classified as postmortem chemical changes?

Change in pH, postmortem caloricity, decomposition

After you have embalmed a case, you notice that the neck area has distended/swelled. Which of the following would be the most involved process in reducing the swollen neck?

Channeling the neck area

A caustic chemical capable of drying tissues by searing the area is?

Chemical cauterant

Rigor mortis is harmful to the embalming process because it?

Creates an extrinsic vascular blockage

Decay is?

Decomposition of proteins by enzymes of aerobic bacteria

The trocar guide for the right side of the heart is?

Direct the trocar along the left anterior- superior iliac spine and the right earlobe

Preparation of the body for the identification or viewing without embalming the embalmer should?

Document all body conditions

A device that uses a motor to create a suction for the purpose of aspiration is a/an?

Electric aspirator

Which artery is the continuation of the external iliac artery?

Femoral

Bacterial decomposition of carbohydrates is?

Fermentation

Large volume of blood drainage would be an indication of?

Fluid distribution

The four types of suture needles are?

Half curved, 3/8th circle, double curved, loopuypts,

Postmortem staining is an extravascular change in the color of tissues due to?

Hemolysis

Which region will contain part of the small intestines, the apex of the urinary bladder in children and in adults if distended (in others it will be in the pelvic cavity) and the uterus in the pregnant female?

Hypogastric region

A consideration in the use of the common carotid artery are?

I, II, III (very large in diameter / its very elastic / its accompanied by a large vein)

What are the two supplemental methods of embalming?

I, IV (surface embalming / hypodermic embalming)

Which of the following are postmortem physical changes?

II, IV, V (Algor mortis / livor mortis / dehydration)

To improve the drainage during the embalming the embalmer may

Increase rate of flow

The correct formula is?

Index x ox = % x total vol

The funeral home should be instruct and maintain the highest moral standards by requiring the embalmer to

Keep body covered

In a normal case, the first organ to decompose is the?

Lining of the trachea and larynx

The anterior vertical incision is?

Made from a point near the sternoclavicular articulation and is directed upward on the SCM muscle

The femoral vein lies what to the artery?

Medial & superficial

When you are performing the pre-embalming case analysis, you notice that the deceased has swollen legs. While raising the vessels, you notice that jugulars are very distended. Based upon this observation support your conclusion as to why you would use a higher index fluid on this case?

More formaldehyde is needed to overcome the excess fluids in the body

Edema that results from kidney complications will cause?

Neutralization of the formaldehyde

Which of the following situations would require you to select a high index fluid

Obese bodies & tissue gas/hard to firm

Which of the following items are found within the umbilical region?

Parts of the kidney, greater omemtum, transverse colon

The funeral home may destroy soiled clothing after they have received

Permission by family

Which of the following substances would not be intended for use as a humectant?

Phenol

When you make the removal of a deceased individual at the hospital, the nurse informs you that the deceased had severe case of ischemia to the legs. Based upon this information, which problems could you face when embalming this person?

Possibility of the need to raise an artery in the leg(s)

Which of the following is NOT a physical method used to reduce rigor mortis?

Pre-inject

The dilution of concentrated arterial fluid prepared by the embalmer is called?

Primary dilution

The instant tissue fixation technique can be utilized using the?

Restricted cervical injection

This artery originates from the brachiocephalic artery?

Right common carotid

Which of the following are examples of Anticoagulants

Sodium citrate

The procedure of injection and drainage in which injection is accomplished at one location, and the drainage is taken from another location this is called a?

Split injection

The right common carotid artery begins at the level of the?

Sternoclavicular articulation

To embalm a body that is frozen the embalmer should use

Strong index with fluid tracer

Co-injection would be what type of fluid?

Supplemental fluid

The component of arterial fluid which is designed to decrease the molecular cohesion at the surface of a liquid is a?

Surfactant

The definition for the anatomical limits is?

The point of origin and point of termination

The examination of the remains prior to embalming involves several factors that are considered to be intrinsic. Which of the following is NOT an intrinsic factor to be considered in your case analysis?

Time lapse between death and embalming

You arrive in the preparation room to embalm a lady by the name of Angela Smith. You notice that there are two deceased females in the prep-room listed under the name "A Smith". What should you do?

Try to confirm the identities of the deceased before proceeding with the embalming

Material that is removed from aspiration from the abdominal area would include

Urine, bile, & gases

When embalming someone that shows signs of dry/emaciated the embalmer should

Use a hypotonic solution, low rate of injection, & restricted drainage

Liquids that serve as a solvent for the numerous ingredients that are incorporated into embalming fluids?

Vehicle

OSHA also passed the Bloodborne Pathogen Rule, this rule requires?

Workers to wear protective clothing

"When a cavity pack is used, it is recommended that the area should"

cover with light plastic and seal it

The five signs of decomposition are?

gas, odor, purge, skin slip and color change

The permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) for an 8 hour period is

.75 ppm

What solution percentage should be used on a dehydrated body:

1.50%

At what temperature is decomposition most rapid at?

100 F

A preparation room should have ______ air exchanges per hour?

15-20

Embalming the 4 to 12 year old what index range should be used?

18-25

Considering the contents of the abdomen, the nine region method, which of the following is located in the epigastric region:

portion of liver

During what stage of the embalming should the embalmer remove any surface discolorations

pre embalming

Which artery supplies solution directly to the thumb side of the hand

radial

The best method to restore the contour of a sunken eyes would be to

tissue builder directly into eyeball

The initial color-change of decomposing tissue is?

yellow-green